From Ties to Stripe
Everybody has their 15 minutes of fame. Even Richard, our MD!!! We at Secure Payment Solutions have been selling card payment solutions for a few years now. What we notice is that we are offered more and more opportunities to talk about our business and what we do. Back in May, our MD Richard Dickety…
Read MoreThe Importance of our Brand at Secure Payment Solutions
You really don’t want your brand to look like something from the Noughties! Secure Payment Solutions was incorporated 6 years ago. It was time for a bit of a brand refresh, so here it is! I want to share why it is so important to update a business’ brand and visual identity regularly. I also…
Read MoreConnectivity Is King!
The BBC has just reported the first case of a pub in London REFUSING to take cash payments. They must be very confident in their broadband connectivity! Yes it’s true. The Crown & Anchor, part of the London Village Inns group, got broken into one too many times for the Operations Director’s liking. So did…
Read MoreDo I Need a New EPoS In My Business?
A shiny new EPoS (or till) system can look really cool and stylish. But it needs more than a pleasant aesthetic to justify a 4-figure financial outlay EPoS systems, or “tills” to use old-fashioned parlance, have moved on a hell of a long way in the last 5 years. Once upon a time they were…
Read MoreDo Gastropubs Mean No More Boozers?
Pubs are at the heart of rural and town communities alike. In order to survive, they must be able to embrace food without becoming glorified restaurants.
Read MoreWhy Take Forex Card Payments?
Think that taking card payments in multiple currencies is complex, and expensive to set up? It isn’t. If you buy OR sell overseas, giving international customers the option to pay for goods, and you the option to pay suppliers, in say Euros or US$ WILL reduce your exposure to currency fluctuations. If you have an…
Read MoreContactless Fraud. Like and Share to Raise Awareness.
Until recently contactless card fraud meant the relatively unlikely scenario of people pinching 30 quid at a time using card readers in close proximity to an unwitting card owner, as depicted on the left. But this week’s revelations that cancelled cards can still be used in certain circumstances is really quite shocking. I have to admit to…
Read MoreTaking Card Payments: Think Beyond “Rates”
Names like NetPay and First Data may, or may not be familiar to many merchants. But this graphic gives you an idea of the number of companies that are likely to be involved when you take a card payment. From acquirers, to card issuers, to the card networks (Visa, JCB, MasterCard etc), and from gateway…
Read MoreAre We Now Waking Up to What Brexit Means?
[et_pb_section admin_label=”Section” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”on”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://www.secure-payment-solutions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/brexit-2.jpg” alt=”Brexit could mean tough times before it gets better” title_text=”Leaving the EU is bringing significant uncertainty” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”on” align=”center” force_fullwidth=”on” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ specialty_columns=”2″][et_pb_row_inner admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column_inner type=”4_4″ saved_specialty_column_type=”1_2″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font=”|on|||” text_font_size=”20″] I am far from a Tony Blair…
Read MorePassword Security: don’t get caught!
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https://www.secure-payment-solutions.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/password.jpg” alt=”A 12 character password takes years longer to guess” title_text=”Phishing leaves YOU exposed!” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”on” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” text_font_size=”30″ use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” text_font=”|on|||”] Choosing a password like M1gMac&fries would take an estimated 344,000 years for an expert hacker to…
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